'Down' in the Bible

When the disciples heard this, they were overwhelmed with fear and threw themselves down with their faces to the ground.

And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead.

And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying,

However, so that we do not offend them, go to the sea and throw in a hook, and take the first fish that comes up; and when you open its mouth, you will find a shekel. Take it and give it to them [to pay the temple tax] for you and Me.”

“See that you don’t look down on one of these little ones, because I tell you that in heaven their angels continually view the face of My Father in heaven.

The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.

And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.

On hearing those words the young man went away much cast down; for he had much property.

And Jesus said to them, Verily I say unto you, That ye who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit down upon his throne of glory, ye also shall sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons approached Him with her sons. She knelt down to ask Him for something.

And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way.

Any man falling on this stone will be broken, but he on whom it comes down will be crushed to dust.

The king was enraged, so he sent out his troops, destroyed those murderers, and burned down their city.

so also the second, and the third, down to the seventh.

saying, 'On the seat of Moses sat down the scribes and the Pharisees;

Blind guides! You strain out a gnat, yet gulp down a camel!

And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:

But straight away, after the trouble of those days, the sun will be made dark and the moon will not give her light and the stars will come down from heaven and the powers of heaven will be moved:

Since the groom was late, all of them became sleepy and lay down.

But when the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit down upon his throne of glory,

Now when the even was come, he sat down with the twelve.

Then Jesus *said to them, “You will all fall away because of Me this night, for it is written, ‘I will strike down the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered.’

Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane. He told the disciples, "Sit down here while I go over there and pray."

Going a little farther, he threw himself down with his face to the ground and prayed, "My Father, if possible, let this cup pass from me! Yet not what I will, but what you will."

Again He came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.

Peter, however, followed him at a distance as far as the high priest's courtyard. He went inside and sat down with the servants to see how this would end.

said, 'This one said, I am able to throw down the sanctuary of God, and after three days to build it.'

And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.

When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.

They twisted together a crown of thorns, put it on His head, and placed a reed in His right hand. And they knelt down before Him and mocked Him: “Hail, King of the Jews!”

And sitting down they watched him there;

And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.

He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.

Suddenly, there was a powerful earthquake, because an angel of the Lord had come down from heaven, approached the stone, rolled it away, and was sitting on top of it.

And when they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some doubted [that it was really He].

And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.

and immediately coming up from the water, he saw the heavens dividing, and the Spirit as a dove coming down upon him;

Simon's mother-in-law was lying down, sick with a fever, so they spoke to Jesus at once about her.

But evening being come, when the sun had gone down, they brought to him all that were suffering, and those possessed by demons;

And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.

And it came to pass, that he was sitting at meat in his house, and many publicans and sinners sat down with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him.

For he had made such a great number well that all those who were diseased were falling down before him for the purpose of touching him.

And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.

And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.

Again He began to teach by the sea, and a very large crowd gathered around Him. So He got into a boat on the sea and sat down, while the whole crowd was on the shore facing the sea.

Then he got up, rebuked the wind, and told the sea, "Calm down! Be still!" Then the wind stopped blowing, and there was a great calm.

He was living in the place of the dead: and no man was able to keep him down, no, not with a chain;

When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and knelt down before Him.

And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.

They *came to Jesus and *observed the man who had been demon-possessed sitting down, clothed and in his right mind, the very man who had had the “legion”; and they became frightened.

And behold there comes one of the rulers of the synagogue, by name Jairus, and seeing him, falls down at his feet;

But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.

And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.

And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.

And he went to them into the boat, and the wind went down, and they were full of wonder in themselves;

(For the Pharisees and all of the Jews do not eat unless they carefully wash their hands, holding firmly to the traditions of the elders;

and when they come from the market place, they do not eat unless they cleanse themselves [completely according to ritual]; and there are many other things [oral, man-made laws and traditions handed down to them] which they follow diligently, such as the washing of cups and pitchers and copper utensils.)

So the Pharisees and scribes asked Jesus, “Why do Your disciples not live their lives according to the tradition of the elders, but [instead] eat their bread with [ceremonially] unwashed hands?”

But idle is their devotion while they lay down precepts which are mere human rules.'

And he said to them, Truly you put on one side the law of God, so that you may keep the rules which have been handed down to you.

You revoke God’s word by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many other similar things.”

In fact, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit immediately heard about him and came and fell down at his feet.

And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the people.

And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man were risen from the dead.

Wherever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams at the mouth, grinds his teeth, and becomes rigid. So I asked Your disciples to drive it out, but they couldn’t.”

And they took him to him: and when he saw him, the spirit in him straight away became violent; and he went down on the earth, rolling about and streaming at the lips.

And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.

"What rule did Moses lay down for you?" He answered.

As He was setting out on a journey, a man ran up, knelt down before Him, and asked Him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

Jesus told him, "Go. Your faith has made you well." At once the man could see again, and he began to follow Jesus down the road.

And many spread their garments in the way: and others cut down branches off the trees, and strawed them in the way.

And Jesus having sat down over-against the treasury, was beholding how the multitude do put brass into the treasury, and many rich were putting in much,

And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

And let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter therein, to take any thing out of his house:

and the stars of heaven shall be falling down, and the powers which are in the heavens shall be shaken;

And Jesus *said to them, “You will all fall away, because it is written, ‘I will strike down the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered.’

Then they came to a place called Gethsemane, and he told his disciples, "Sit down here while I pray."

And he went forward a little, and falling down on the earth, made request that, if possible, the hour might go from him.

We heard him saying -- I will throw down this sanctuary made with hands, and by three days, another made without hands I will build;'

While Peter was down in the courtyard, one of the high priest's servant girls came by.

Just then a rooster crowed a second time. Peter remembered that Jesus told him, "Before a rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times." Then he broke down and cried.

They kept hitting Him on the head with a reed and spitting on Him. Getting down on their knees, they were paying Him homage.

And those passing by were speaking evil of him, shaking their heads, and saying, 'Ah, the thrower down of the sanctuary, and in three days the builder!

Save thyself, and come down from the cross.

Let the Messiah, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe.” Even those who were crucified with Him were taunting Him.

And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.

And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.

Then after speaking to them, the Lord Jesus was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.

just as the original eyewitnesses and servants of the word handed them down to us.

it seemed best to me also--[because I] have followed all [things] carefully from the beginning--to write [them] down in orderly sequence for you, most excellent Theophilus,

He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.

And he sent for writing materials and put down: His name is John; and they were all surprised.

and she brought forth her son -- the first-born, and wrapped him up, and laid him down in the manger, because there was not for them a place in the guest-chamber.

but supposed Him to be in the caravan, and traveled a day’s journey; and [then] they began searching [anxiously] for Him among their relatives and acquaintances.

When they did not find Him, they went back to Jerusalem looking for Him [everywhere].

And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.

Every ravine shall be filled up, and every mountain and hill levelled down, the crooked places shall be turned into straight roads, and the rugged ways into smooth;

And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.